Vegas Comes to Town With a Three-Game Win Streak, but Seattle Owes Them One From Last Month
The Seattle Kraken are heading into enemy territory Wednesday night to face off against a Vegas Golden Knights team that's absolutely rolling at home. The Knights have won three straight on their home ice and are sitting pretty in the Pacific Division at 38-26-17. Seattle? They're at 34-35-11, and yeah, the math tells you they need to start stacking wins if they want to keep their season alive.
Here's the thing that should have Kraken fans feeling a little optimistic: Seattle beat Vegas 4-3 in a shootout the last time these two met. That was back on April 9, and it's proof that this Kraken team can hang with Vegas when it matters. This is the fourth matchup between these Pacific Division rivals this season, and while Vegas has the overall edge in the standings, Seattle showed they can get the job done.
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Vegas is absolutely clicking right now. Over their last 10 games, the Golden Knights are 6-1-3, averaging 3.7 goals per game while only giving up 2.5. That's the kind of performance that keeps a team in playoff contention. Mark Stone is leading the way with 28 goals and 44 assists on the season.
Seattle's trending the wrong way. The Kraken are 3-6-1 over their last 10, averaging just 2.4 goals per game while giving up 3.3. That defensive leakiness is killing them. Bobby McMann has been putting in work with 29 goals and 17 assists, and Brandon Montour has chipped in three goals over the last 10 games, but the offense has to be more consistent.
Injury Report Could Shake Things Up
The Kraken are banged up heading into Wednesday. Joey Daccord is day to day with a lower-body issue, Jared McCann is out with a lower-body injury, Shane Wright is day to day with an upper-body problem, Matt Murray is out for personal reasons, and Philipp Grubauer is day to day with a lower-body concern. That's a lot of uncertainty in the lineup.
Vegas has William Karlsson out with a lower-body injury, but otherwise they're pretty healthy.
Puck drops at 10 p.m. EDT Wednesday night in Paradise. Seattle needs this one if they're going to turn their season around.
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